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Has anyone seen this done?
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With what I know about the C3, I think it would be an easier install vs. Jag.
Ralphy
Last edited by Ralphy (11/12/2010 10:22 pm)
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How difficult is it to find a C3?
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Wow, you would think it would be easy. I search Craigslist often and I have never seen one but came across a few C4's. There are Corvette bone yards and parts are plentiful.
Toss out the leaf spring and go with coil overs. Then replace the rubber grommets with heims. You will have a decent setup.
Last edited by Ralphy (11/13/2010 6:51 pm)
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Here are some pics by an Italian guy (Pier-Paolo Lucaroni) that upgraded his C3 suspension. They refer to it as a six link, which actually would be a five link. Due to the fact it allows for a splined half shaft taking all the load off the housing. He also appears to have moved the upper shock mount forward. Brutally Strong!
Image Shack again not working so I gave links.
Last edited by Ralphy (11/15/2010 12:16 am)
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I found the following article about the C3 IRS kind of fun:
Also, this site gets the creative side of your brain working
Last edited by irstang (11/15/2010 9:56 pm)
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I have seen that article many times, but never read it. I did go over most of it last night. I think the message is that when using a half shaft as a link in which the Corvette C2, C3, C4 and Jag. You have impossed flex and a lack of rigidiy under high G's. For the average driver it really is not needed. However if you like spirited driving to racing the weakness (flex) will show. Looking at Pier-Paolo Lucaroni"s design, it's very well made. He incorperated the C4 design with the upper link added as in the article Daze posted. I am refering to it as a C4.1. Daze in fact that article is the bases in which the vettemod.com bunch came up with Pier's workings. They have a CAD download that you can take to a machine shop which includes all the parameters and have the parts water jetted or machined. Another guy is building the set out of 304L SS.
Last edited by Ralphy (11/16/2010 2:55 pm)
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Seems like the C4 could be the way to go, due to availability, in a Mustang. How difficult is it to narrow? Will the batwing tuck up between the rails? I'm searching for pictures of a C4 IRS in a Mustang. I found this article which raises even more questions:
Last edited by irstang (11/18/2010 11:04 pm)
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